Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-12

teen hundred, and between 1870 aud 1880
the entire population only Loss. while be.
tween the same periods the 0overnm mt
receipts from all sources had steadily fallen
OF.
Mr.. blbhIe thought that Mr.. Hepbura's
statement was not fair one. In the period
between 1860 and 1880 Charleston h,d
passed through all the misfortunes OF
four-years' wsf, and Mt the close Of the war
grass bad been growing IN her streets, but
the people had accepted the situation, had
become once again loyal citizens in spirit
as well as In name, and had laid their heads
and hearts together 10 revive her fallen for-
tunes, and statistics would prove that they
had done so. As he did not wish to I'm.
peril the bill, he asked the committee 10
agree TO Mr.. Bepburu's motion.
This was done, the committee rose, and
the bin as amended was passed.
The next committee on the list was the
Committee on the Pacific Railroad. Mr..
Crisp, OF Georgia, stated that II was the
intention OF the committee 10 call up the
Pacific railroad funding bill, but a. por.
ton OF the mOrniog hour had been con-
Sumed he asked that the remainder OF the
hour be dispensed with before the COM
miitee was called. The gentleman from
Illinois (Springer) had submitted an
amendment which was not yet
printed. and that gentleman was not pre-
pared 10 speak to-day. He desired,
by unanimous consent, that the previous
question on the engTOssment OF the bill
lie removed, so that II might be open 10
amendment and 70 two hours debate. OBJ
lection was made TO Mr.. Crisp's proposal,
and dcsultOry debate followed, some OF
the gentlemen taking part in the conversi-
tional discussion for the purpose OF con.
Stunning the hour, and thereby accomplish
inc Mr. Crisp's desire not 10 have the Com
mitiee on the Pacific Railroad called. These
tactics were successful, and The morning
hour expired without action on the bill.
On motion Of MIR. Hatch. OF Missouri,
and 10 spite OF the antagonism OF Er. Willis,
Of Kentucky, with the Iiver-and.harbor
bin, the House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the bill creating q department o!
agriculture and labor. An amendment
was adopted increasing from $4,000 TO
$4,000 the salary Of the Commissioner OF
Labor. The committee rose and the bill
was passed-222 10 26.
The bill provides that there shalt be at
the seat OF Government 40 Executive de.
pariment TO he known a. the Department
Of Agriculture and Labor, under the con.
troll OF the Secretary OF Agriculture and
Labor aud an assistant secretary. There
shall be in the Department Of Agriculture
and Labor a division, which shall he under
the charge OF the Commissioner OF Labor,
who shall hold his Office for four years
and until his successor shall he ap.
pointed, unlcss sooner removed, aud
shall receive a salary Of $1,000 year
The Commissioner shall collect information
upon the subject of labor, Iis relation TO
capital, hours of labor, rate Of wages, cost
Of production Of articles produced, earn
ings Of the laboring men and women.
means Of promoting their material, social,
intellectual, and moral prosperity, and the
best means 10 protect life and prevent ac-
cident In mines, workshops, factories, and
other places OF industry. The secretary Is
empowered TO inquire INTO the causes OF
discomfort which may exist between en-
plOyeTs and employees within the United
States, and he may invite and hear sworn
statements from both such parties concern.
ing the matters in controversy.
Nj. Herbert. OF Alabama, then called up
the naval Reorganization bill, but he was
antagoDized by Mr.. Hatch with a motion
that the House go into Committee OF the
Whole for the purpose Of considering the
bill amendatory OF the act establishing
bureau OF animal industry. Mr.. IIatch's
motion was agreed 10, aud the House ac-
cordingly went into Committee OF the
Whole on the bill. MIR. Hatch said the
present law was beneficial as far as 1t
went, but that IL did not 90 far enough. II
was Inefficient and inadequate TO suppress
the spread Of pleuro.pneum0nia, which, II
not controlled by national legislation, would
in a short time destroy the value OF the cat
tie industry. The danger could not be over
stated. The loss IN dollars and cents TO the
people OF the United States, when the first
gun fred at Fort Sumter ushered IN the
rebellion, was not greater than that threat
ened by the outbreak OF pleur0-pneumo-
mia.
Mr.. Morgan, Of Mississippi, opposed the
bill on the ground that il was vain and IL
lusivc, and would amount TO nothing. Ii
did not reach the evil which IL was in
tended to reach, and was a mere myth.
lie agreed with the gentleman from New
York (Swinburne) who had submitted the
minority report that the disease should be
treated In the same manner as disease
among human beings, and that there was
no more reason for The destruction OF dis
eased cattle than there was for the destruc-
ton Of human beings when afflicted with
smallpox or yellow-feyer.
Mr.. Morgan said that some diseases were
contagious, some communicable, and some
infectious, but that the bill took in the whole
tea-party. lie further criticised the bill In
that it authorized the President, on the
recommendation OF the Commissioner Of
Agriculture, to place a State in quarantine
which would virtually put it in the power
of the Commissioner TO suspend the COM
mcrce OF any State. Pending further de-
bate the committee rose and the House adj
iouTned